Category Archives: 28nm

Globalfoundries takes ARM Cortex-A9 into 28nm land, looks forward to 20nm chips in 2013

By Vlad Savov | Published: September 2, 2010

Forget the numbers, here’s what matters: Globalfoundries’ new production capabilities will lead to “smooth production ramp-ups and faster time-to-market” for its customers. Now consider that this promise relates to scrumptious 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs and …

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ARM and TSMC team up for tinier 20nm Cortex SOCs

By Sean Hollister | Published: July 21, 2010

It’s no secret that ARM ideas are powering much of the mobile revolution these days, but the company doesn’t print its own systems-on-a-chip, that duty gets outsourced to silicon foundries — like TSMC, who just got all buddy-buddy with the firm to tra…

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TSMC begins construction of new $9.3b foundry, wants to sate our constant hunger for chips

By Vlad Savov | Published: July 17, 2010

TSMC might not necessarily be a household name, but the product of its labors tends to be all over home electronics. Aiming to keep that trend going, the Taiwanese chipmaker has just broken ground on its third 300mm wafer plant, located in Taichung’s …

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